Samoa Joe attacked WWE Champion AJ Styles from behind. (Source: WWE)
Things in the future look bleak for WWE Champion AJ Styles with the Submission Machine Samoa Joe set to face him for the WWE title at the upcoming pay-per-view, SummerSlam. The Destroyer, launched a vicious attack on the Champion to reveal himself as his next opponent for the title.
Joe started off his night with another easy win over R-Truth. Later, WWE Champion AJ Styles, came out in the ring with Smackdown Live General Manager Paige to sign a contract to defend his title at the Biggest Event of the Summer, SummerSlam. But just when he asked a challenger to step up to the fight, James Ellsworth decided to come out to put his name in the running for the WWE title.
A perplexed Styles looked on as Paige fired Ellsworth for the interruption and ordered the security to escort him out of the arena. But, Joe came out of nowhere to attack a distracted Styles laid down a heavy beating on the Phenomenal One. Joe locked a vicious Coquina Clutch on Styles and then signed the contract to face Styles at SummerSlam.
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